The Lipscomb Academy Mustangs will take on Rockvale at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rockvale will be up against a hot Lipscomb Academy team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Mustangs came out on top in a nail-biter against Brentwood Academy on Tuesday, sneaking past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Rockvale came into Tuesday's game having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Siegel on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Rockvale has posted since March 21st.
Atiera Stickler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Rockvale let Ava Fluty and Caroline Stephens run wild. Fluty went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple, while Stephens scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most runs Fluty has posted since back in March. Mallory Goates also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Lipscomb Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Rockvale, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-9.
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